Shay
Whitcomb
3BAge : 28Bats : R
#13
Shay Whitcomb
#133B
San Francisco Giants
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 92 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-08-17
Born in : Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 116 | 24 | 4 | 13 | .207 | .569 | |
| 2026 | San Francisco Giants | 32 | 93 | 21 | 2 | 8 | .226 | .573 |
| 2026 | Houston Astros | 17 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .130 | .558 |
| 2025 | Houston Astros | 20 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .125 | .344 |
| 2024 | Houston Astros | 20 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 5 | .220 | .597 |
| Career totals | 89 | 189 | 37 | 5 | 19 | .196 | .539 | |
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
56
wOBA
.249
xwOBA
.265
OPS
.569
AVG
.207
OBP
.233
HR
4
RBI
13
SB
2
PA
122
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.1
Home runs
3
2026 WAR
-0.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 2026-0.2 WAR
Outlook, age included
+10 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
54
Replacement or prospect
- CON
- Contact
- 64
- POW
- Power
- 71
- EYE
- Eye
- 56
- SPD
- Speed
- 72
- FLD
- Fielding
- 77
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 47
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
86.7 mi/h
13th percentile
Max exit velocity
107.9 mi/h
10th percentile
Barrels
10.8 %
73th percentile
Hard-hit
33.7 %
22th percentile
xBA
.214
8th percentile
Bat speed
71.1 mi/h
35th percentile
Sprint speed
27.3 pi/s
48th percentile
Outs above average
1
58th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs LAD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| Sep 26 | vs LAD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 |
| Sep 25 | vs LAD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 |
| Sep 23 | vs MIN | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .191 |
| Sep 22 | vs MIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .179 |
| Sep 21 | vs MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 |
| Sep 20 | @ LAD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .175 |
| Sep 19 | @ LAD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .180 |
| Sep 18 | @ LAD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .188 |
| Sep 16 | @ STL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |